Ben has 1,593 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #37 on Substack's Climate & Environment Bestsellers board. 9 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 5.
Last read Nov 1, 2026 (UTC). Followers are not email subscribers. Substack lists only the newest 50 recommendations for each publication, so a recommender count of 50 or more is a floor. History starts Oct 31, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.
- Followers
- 1,593
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- not shown
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- none shown
- Recommended by
- 9
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 5
- Bestsellers rank
- #37
- Climate & Environment
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. 2 days of readings. Substack doesn't publish past follower counts, so history starts the day I first read a writer and grows by one reading every 3 days (daily if it's on your watchlist). The 7-day change appears on Nov 7, the 30-day change on Nov 30. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | 1,593 | +20 | ||
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1,573 |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & Environment Bestsellers | #37 | #37 | 4 of 4 |
| Climate & Environment Rising | #22 | #22 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & Environment Bestsellers | 39 | 39 | 39 | 37 | ▲2 |
| Climate & Environment Rising | 22 | new |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
9 publications recommend Ben; 2 started in the last 30 days. Ben recommends 5, and 2 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
Recommended by
- UK Industry & Billsstarted Oct 23, 2026new
- Energeticastarted Oct 9, 2026 · mutualnew
- Sam’s Newsletterstarted Oct 5, 2026
- The Boon Fundstarted Sep 17, 2026
- The Unbalancing Mechanismstarted Sep 15, 2026 · mutual
- Alan Jonesstarted Aug 2, 2026
- the anarchist's guide to energystarted Jul 17, 2026
- Connor Innesstarted Jun 9, 2026
- Lewisstarted Apr 27, 2026
Recommends
David Turver7.9k followers · started Apr 23, 2026- Energeticastarted Oct 9, 2026 · mutualnew
- Carbon Commentary newsletterstarted Sep 16, 2026
- Watt Directionstarted Apr 23, 2026
- The Unbalancing Mechanismstarted Apr 23, 2026 · mutual
Substack lists the 50 newest recommenders of each publication. I add every recommendation found in the full lists of the 6,392 publications I read, so writers with many recommenders may still be missing a few small ones. "Started" is Substack's date.
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Climate & Environment writers with 1,000 to 5,000 followers (53 writers in that group), but not Ben.
- recommends 14 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 3 of them
Michael Spencer@aisupremacy - recommends 2 of them
Chris La Tray@chrislatray1 - recommends 2 of themJuan’s Newsletter
- recommends 2 of themLanza's Stanzas
- recommends 2 of themWriters Voice with Francesca Rheannon
- recommends 2 of themCecilia at the Kitchens Garden 🪳🦔
- recommends 2 of themHoward’s Substack
- recommends 2 of themBARRY SPECTOR
- recommends 2 of themReflections from the Burning House
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